girlie stuff
guys stuff
more or less neutral stuff
this is what you need
- canvas 30 by 40cm
- fabric, slightly larger than the canvas
- batting, slightly larger than the canvas
- felt, slightly smaller than the canvas
- matching ribbon, about 3 meter
- staple gun and staples
- hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
- optinal brads, buttons or a matching flower
this is what you have to do
- cut your batting big enough to cover your canvas
- secure the batting with the staple gun and stretch it slightly
- it should look like this
- cut your fabric big enough to cover the padded canvas
- secure the fabric with the staple gun, stretch it slightly and pay attention to the pattern of the fabric
- it could look like this
- arrange the ribbon on the board, fold one end to the back and staple it
- cut the ribbon a little bit longer than the distance across the border
- stretch the ribbon to the opposite corner, fold the other end to the back and staple it
- repeat with the other ribbons
- optional you can add some brads to the ribbons or just a matching flower
- cut a piece of ribbon as a suspension device and staple both ends
- cut a piece of felt slightly smaller than the canvas
- attach the felt with the hot glue gun to cover the back of canvas
- attach memos, photos or anything else and enjoy your french memo board
